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2000 SESSION
SB 753 Custody of minor child.
Introduced by: Frederick M. Quayle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Custody of minor child. Provides that when custody is at issue there shall be a rebuttable presumption that both parents shall share equitably in the responsibilities of rearing their children. The current statute says that the court shall assure minor children of frequent and continuing contact with both parents when appropriate. This bill takes out the words "when appropriate."
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HISTORY
- 01/24/00 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 002691520
- 01/24/00 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/00 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in C. J. (5-Y 10-N)